I hope that it fell into your pocket.

Don't forget that many of the bloom in the fall.

Presuming that you have it in the house, yes watering once in a while will help it throught the winter.

It looks a little like one of the Aloe mitriformis complex. The newest Aloe information, compiled in the book "Aloes The Definitive Guide", lists A. mitriformis and with ssp distans and comptonii. It could be one of those, although the teeth seem a little to closley placed to each other. Y...

Having said that, don't both Mitriformis and Nobilis have teeth at the back of the leaves? Could it still be Mitriformis without teeth then? And if so, I would need to change the ID of this one (previously named A. Mitriformis). What do you suggest? Nobilis? http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/...

It looks like corking to me too. This one is very sensitive to freezing temperatures, but presume that you have it inside. Anyway, it should be good until summer. Wait until it is quite warm to cut and root it.

Try Rosularia sempervivum ssp. persica.

We don't know much about Rosularia in North America. Interesting genus of little Crassulas.

Where was the picture taken? It looks like a Aeonium to me, but it will depend on where it is growing.

I just ordered Davide and Carlo's new Echinocactus from Exotic Plant Books.

Now it's been properly potted since June and dry for a month. I guess so many shriveled leaves have me concerned. If that's normal given the way the winter should stay dry, then I suppose it's just the nature of the beast (plant?). Thanks again! The point is that it should be wet in winter. That's ...

The correct name is Senecio mandraliscae. Rowley pushed it, along with most of the other "finger" senecios into Senecio talinoides in the 1990's so it probably is more proerly named Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscae. Natural distribution of this plant is unknown, so it may be a hybrid. ...

Nice plant. It is one of the 'grass aloes'. Maybe it can be ID'd with the bloom.

anyone know more about damage to the Huntington gardens in San Marino from the wind storms last week? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2011/12/los-angeles-arboretum-wind-damage.html peterb Here's a letter from Gary Lyons, the curator of the Desert Gardens at the Huntigton: Hi Lee, What hap...

Puya (marginal succulent bromeliad genus) flowers are almost all a beautiful metallic blue.

can you root Aloe? I don't know enough about Tree forms of Aloe to know. Tree aloes will root easily. The only problem is keeping them upright until the roots take. I was advised by the manager of the Huntington Cactus Collection for 25 years, that depending on how bad the plant damaged itself one ...